Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.

  • -- Lao Tzu 老子

水天下莫柔弱于水,而攻坚强者莫之能胜,以其无以易之。

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For drink, there was beer which was very strong when not mingled with water, but was agreeable to those who were used to it. They drank this with a reed, out of the vessel that held the beer, upon which they saw the barley swim.

有一种啤酒,不掺水的时候味道很浓,但喝惯了的人都喜欢喝。他们看见大麦浮在其上,就拿著苇子,从盛酒的器皿里拿出来喝。

Neither does man have gills for living in a water environment; yet it is not sinful to explore the depths of the oceans in search of food or other blessings.

人类也没有生活在水环境中的鳃;然而,探索海洋深处寻找食物或其他祝福并不是罪恶的。